Freddie Blay said it's unfathomable why the NDC will kick against the elections of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs).
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NDC's opposition to the election of MMDCEs unreasonable - Freddie Blay
The Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay has expressed shock at the position taken by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in regards to the December 17 referendum.
Freddie Blay, NPP Chairman
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“All over the world choice is for the people; for people to vote for their leadership, those who should serve them, those who should lead them. The President said I want you to vote for your leaders, from the local level to wherever. It beats my imagination that people will say they don’t want it", Freddie Blay said on Citi FM.
The NDC has been urging Ghanaians to vote against the proposed amendment, which was a major promise of the curren government.
The opposition party said the amendment would open governance at the local level to partisan polarisation.
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A member of the NDC’s analysis committee on the referendum and former Attorney General, Marietta Brew-Appiah Oppong, further argued that the proposal has not been well thought out.
NPP National Chairman, Freddie Blay
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The two bills lined up for amendments are Articles 243(1) and 55(3).
A successful amendment of Article 55 (3) for example will mean political parties will be able to sponsor candidates for election to District Assemblies or Lower Local Government Units.
At the moment, the law, in Article 243 (1) of the 1992 Constitution, says District Chief Executives for every Metropolitan, Municipal and District are to be appointed by the President with the prior approval of not less than two-thirds majority of members of the assembly present and voting at the meeting.
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